Acts 13:32-34

International Children’s Bible

³²We tell you the Good News about the promise God made to our ancestors. ³³We are their children, and God has made this promise come true for us. God did this by raising Jesus from death. We read about this also in Psalm 2:

‘You are my Son.
Today I have become your Father.’ Psalm 2:7

³⁴God raised Jesus from death. He will never go back to the grave and become dust. So God said:

‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings
that I promised to David.’ Isaiah 55:3

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Acts 13:32-34

New International Version

³²“We tell you the good news:^(A) What God promised our ancestors^(B) ³³he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.^(C) As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
today I have become your father.’^[a]^(D)

³⁴God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’^[b]^(E)

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Footnotes

Acts 13:33 Psalm 2:7
Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3

Acts 13:32-34

King James Version

³²And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

³³God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

³⁴And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

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